- Additional Authors
- Webber, John, 1751-1793.
- Description
- Engraving; image: 22.8 x 37.7 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Lincoln Kirstein Collection.
- Note
- J. Webber del., J. K. Sherwin sc.
- An engraving after John Webber's drawing of a dance presented in Captain James Cook's honor, Tahiti, 1777.
- Two women in a dance employing rippling arms and swaying hips, performed on a stage of straw squares. Two men in squatting positions on each side of the women. Men beating drums in background, spectators at sides of stage. Women wearing floor-length dresses, pompons at breasts, pleated fan-shaped panels at back.
- Plate 28 from James Cook: A voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London, 1784, II.
- Cf. *MGTI New York Public Library. Dance Collection. Images of the dance, 1965, p 24-25. Reproduction and commentary.
- Call Number
- *MGZFH She J Dan 1
- OCLC
- NYPY737056463-F
- Author
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790.
- Title
A dance in Otaheite.
- Imprint
[London, 1784]
- Local Note
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- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Prints (Graphic arts) -- 18th century.
Ethnic dancing.
Dance -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti.
- Added Author
Webber, John, 1751-1793.
- Research Call Number
*MGZFH She J Dan 1